[2][3][4] Born in West Germany, Berry moved to Blackpool at a young age and began his footballing career with Wolverhampton Wanderers and helped "Wolves" win the League Cup in 1980.
A fall out with manager Bill Asprey almost saw his Stoke career cut short and he went on loan to Doncaster Rovers and also spent time training alone in Portugal.
New manager Mick Mills paired him with Steve Bould and installed Berry as captain as Stoke went through a dull period in the Second Division.
[4] New manager Mick Mills appointed Berry as captain and formed a good defensive partnership with Steve Bould and the pair nearly helped Stoke reach the play-offs in 1986–87.
[4] He was give a free transfer to Peterborough United where he spent the 1990–91 season before moving to Preston North End however his ageing legs could not cope with Deepdale's plastic pitch and he left for Aldershot.
[4] Berry played international football for Wales on five occasions, debuting on 2 May 1979 in a 2–0 defeat to West Germany in the Euro 1980 qualifiers.